Mattress



E. KRIEGE MATTRESS Dec. 9, 1930.

Filed April 8. 1929 mmvron. fZ/ZAEETH KE/EGE' ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 9, 1930 PATENT OFFICE ELIZABETH KBIEGE, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA MATTRESS Application filed April 8, 1929. Serial No. 353,318.

'My invention relates to mattresses and the objects of my inventionare: First, to provide a mattress which is made up of readily separable units; second, to provide a mattress of;-

15 this class which is easy to storeas it need not be rolled or otherwise distorted in order to reduce its bulk; third, to provide a mattress of this class which eliminates the difiiculty of handling large mattresses when moving or shipping, as the various units thereof may be readily made small enough for easy handling; fourth, to provide a mattress of this class which is especially adapted to be made with coil springs as the usual coil spring mattress cannot be rolled up but should be kept flat; fifth, to provide a mattress of this class in which. any conventional material or style of construction may be used;

sixth, to provide a mattress of this class which whenits units extend longitudinally may be used as a double bed mattress or split in two andused as two singlebed mattresses; seventh, to provide a mattress of this class which when turning it over or the like may be handled as a single unit as the various units remain secured together until it is desired to separate them; eighth, to provide a mattress of this class in which the juncture of the various mattress units are as flexible is as comfortable as a conventional mattress although divided into several units; ninth, to provide a mattress of this class in which the several units when secured together are maintained by their fastening means in abutsists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described detail-and particularly set forth in the and as yieldable as the remaining portions of the mattress, thus providing a mattress which.

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will appear hereinafter, my invention con-.-

appended claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference theron which form a part of this application in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my mattress with the securing means indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is an enlarged frag mentary sectional view substantially through 2 2 of Fig. 1'; Fig. 3is a similar sectional v ew showing the securing means in connection with a spring mattress, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the method of securing two units together.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, the mattress is composed of three mattress units 1, 2and 3. The-dimensions of the units are such that when placed adjacent to each other they form a mattress of the desired dimensions. Each unit is a complete mattress in itself having the usual rolled edges 4, except where they abut each other, and tufting 5, whether exshown in Fig. 3.

The abutting edge or edges of each mattress unit is closed by an edge strip 6 which joins the upper ticking 7 and lower ticking 8 by smallinternal seams 9. Secured to the outer surface of the edge strip 6 and extending substantially to its margin is a securing strip 10. The upper and lower mar s of each securing strip 10 form narrow aps 10a extending the width of the bed. .Secured in spaced relation along one of these flaps 10a is a plurality of snap components 11. Secured along the flap 10a of an adjacent mattress unit is a plurality of other snap components 12. The shap components interlock with each other in a manner similar to the'conventional dress snaps or preferably carpet snaps, the latter being more rugged and suitable for this particular use. p g Y The various'flap portions 10a are not any wider than is necessary in order to secure the components of the snaps thereto, and permit insertion of the fingers, as indicated m Fig. 4, so that when secured together the -75 ternal as shown in Fig. 1, or internal as mattress units cannot be separated so as to form a crack.

Two mattress units are fastened together by placing them in adjacent positions, then 5 inserting the forefinger between one of the flaps a and its adjacent end strip 6, as indicated in Fig. 4, and placing the thumb between the opposite flap 10a and its end strip 6, then pressing the components of the snap 6 together. In this manner the snaps are readily accessible for fastening or unfastening but when once together hold the various mattress units'in adjacent position and as the distance between the base of the various snaps and the secured edge of the flap portions 10a is small, very little relative shiftin of the units is possible. Thus it is impossi le for a crack or depression to be formed between said units which would be uncomfortable.

The few layers of cloth that separate one mattress unit from another readily pack I down with the mattress so that no ridge is formed across the mattress.

It will be noted as shown in Figs. 2 and 4,

that the mattress may be constructed of any suitable material or made by any suitable method except for their secured edges hereinbefore described.

It is obvious that if the mattress units extend longitudinally with the bed,'the mattress is especially adapted for folding beds as the upper or lower row of snaps may be unfastened so as to permit one leaf of the bed to fold, or the unneeded unit may be en- 85 tirely removed if desired.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of partsa'nd ortions',-I do not wish to be limited to this particular con- 40 struction, combination and arrangement, but

desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as st forth in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a mattress, a plurality of mattress units adapted to be assembled in-abutting relation,

securing strips secured to the contiguous surfaces of said units, said strips substantially equal in width and depth to said surfaces and forming marginal flaps adjacent the upper and lower margins of said units, complementary fasteners secured to the outer surface of said flaps and accessible from the {gag of said flap when said units are assem In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Dieg California, this 30th day of March, 1929.

1 ELIZABETH KRIEGE. 

